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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Still Slippery: Newbie “60 Minutes” correspondent Ross Douthat can’t be accused of carrying water for the Republicans.  In the opening segment last night of the popular newsmagazine, Douthat hammered Trump relentlessly with good questions and follow-ups but Trump was too slippery to have any punches land convincingly. See the 51-minute interview with the president for yourself...Trump may have deliberately engineered the Republican party’s catastrophic midterm loss. So says contributing writer Randall Rothenberg who argues in his latest article for TheRighting that Trump wanted the loss so he could keep lining his pockets as he fundraises...Adios: The newly defenestrated White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles is being moved to the Trump political operation – whatever that is  -- which is Trump-speak for lose my phone number...The second part of Amazon Prime’s paper thin documentary about First Lady Melania Trump drops November 20.  Here’s the one-minute trailer and it looks as simplistic and one-dimensional as the cardboard-stiff First Lady. Honestly, after Trump’s shellacking in the midterms, I’m shocked that she didn’t put her stiletto heel down and block the sequel to the documentary. Anything associated with Trump has now become radioactive...Goodbye Mr. Chips? One of Trump’s favorite businessman, Nvidia CEO and billionaire Jensen Huang, is the target of a probe by his company’s board of directors into his affair with a woman who is suspected of being spy for China’s Ministry of State Security. It certainly raises questions if the one of the world’s most powerful executives and a key figure in the AI revolution can hang onto his job (NY Times).  Nvidia manufactures the world’s most advanced AI chips. Worth noting: RedState calls Huang’s fling not just a misstep, but “a national security concern”...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard


Today's Headlines From the Right

Voters Were Wrong in the Midterm Elections and Trump Was Right

source: American Greatness

The fallout falls fully on the voters. They are wrong, and they foolishly voted against their own interests out of short-term outrage.

Trump May Have Deliberately Engineered the GOP’s Possibly Fatal Loss

source: A Righting Original

Just as it was Trump’s goal to take over and take private a political party’s fund raising mechanism, it is in Trump’s interest to have that party remain so weak that the money will continue to flow directly to him.

It’s Time to Cut Off JD Vance

source: NY Post

Vance’s decision to wave the white flag of surrender early Wednesday morning was a breathtaking breach of loyalty. It was also political weakness writ large. For once, Trump has been too kind in his noncommittal response.

JD Vance’s Disastrous Economic Agenda Spells GOP Doom

source: NY Post

Protectionism is at the heart of Vance’s NatCon project — and it’s a deeply unpopular policy plank that he wants to tie to the Republicans for a long time.

Will Dems Squander Their Midterm Mandate?

source: The American Conservative

The difficulty of divided government will make a return to Trump-hunting and lawfare tempting.

Will the Democrats Implode?

source: Townhall

Right now, the communists outnumber the Muslims by a large margin, though if the rest of the illegals join the Muslims, that would be a conundrum for the DSA. The communists might have to do to Muslims in America what the Chinese Communist Party has done to Uyghurs in China. The Muslims won’t go down easily, and may simply need to be brutally crushed.

Dems Haven’t Even Taken Power Yet and Their Far Left Is Already Revolting

source: SteveGruber.com

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is poised to become the next Speaker of the House. But a growing faction of the party’s progressive base doesn’t want him anywhere near the speaker’s gavel. Why? Jeffries supports Israel. And as we know, that’s just a big no-no to the crazy left progressives in the party right now.

The Trans Issue Is Still the Dems’ Biggest Loser

source: The Free Press

The same states that elected Democrats en masse approved new restrictions on males in girls’ sports and youth transition surgeries.

Dem Congresswoman-Elect Faces Felony Charges

source: Washington Free Beacon

A week after Democrat LaKesha Womack pulled off a stunning upset in North Carolina's red-leaning 14th Congressional District, she's not headed to Washington, D.C.—she's headed to a local courthouse, where she's set to appear Tuesday on felony charges for failing to return a rental car.

Will Dems Bring Down Trump as They Did Nixon?

source: American Spectator

As Congress prepares to confront the president, the lessons of Watergate and Iran-Contra offer a warning about the dangers of partisan warfare during international crises.

The War for Freedom Is Just Beginning

source: American Thinker

The midterms were one battle of a much bigger war.

Freedom’s Survival Requires Upright, Prayerful Citizens

source: Newsmax

For too long a stretch, media outlets have been routinely re-branding time-honored Christian teachings as "bigoted," while turning a blind eye to violence, corruption, and the breakdown of civic order.

Why Does God Allow the Wicked to Win Elections?

source: Blaze Media

The question is not simply why God permitted our candidates to lose. It is what He may intend to teach us through the loss.

Dave Chappelle Says He “Feels Better” Since Charlie Kirk’s Murder

source: Daily Wire

"And I mean look, ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered … and I shouldn’t say this publicly but, I feel better,” Chappelle said.

The Left Loves Political Violence and Pop Culture Proves It

source: Hollywood in Toto

Dave Chappelle, Jennifer Welch are just the tip of hateful, alarming iceberg.

Taxpayers Are Paying to Train Somalis to Run for Office

source: FrontPage

There are 10 Somali elected officials in Minnesota: including Rep. Ilhan Omar. The latest Somali elected official is Abdi Daisane, whose day center received $7.2 million in taxpayer money despite repeated violations, and whose wife reportedly said, “I smuggled myself and jumped over the wall."

Susan Wiles Take the Election Fall

source: Wall Street Journal

Most Presidents who take a beating in midterm elections acknowledge the trouncing and take responsibility. But Donald Trump isn’t most Presidents, in case you hadn’t noticed.

Republicans Should Stop Demonizing Young White Men

source: Daily Signal

The collapse among young white men was self-inflicted, and some of the blame belongs to so-called conservatives who decided the smart play was to mock and lecture the very voters who helped power our historic 2024 victory, including in the final weeks before Election Day, when candidates should be giving voters every reason to turn out.